Redwing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zool.)
     A European thrush ({Turdus iliacus}). Its under wing coverts
     are orange red. Called also {redwinged thrush}.
     (b) A North American passerine bird ({Agelarius
         ph[oe]niceus}) of the family {Icteridae}. The male is
         black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered


         with orange, on each wing. Called also {redwinged
         blackbird}, {red-winged troupial}, {marsh blackbird}, and
         {swamp blackbird}.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  redwing
       n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
            [syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {Agelaius phoeniceus}]
       2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: {Turdus
          iliacus}]